What does FILLING mean?

Pronunciation
/ˈfɪlɪŋ/
Letters
7
Scrabble score
11
Words With Friends score
15
How common
Common

Meaning

noun

  1. any material that fills a space or container“there was not enough fill for the trench”
  2. flow into something (as a container)
  3. a food mixture used to fill pastry or sandwiches etc.
  4. the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
  5. (dentistry) a dental appliance consisting of any of various substances (as metal or plastic) inserted into a prepared cavity in a tooth“when he yawned I could see the gold fillings in his teeth”
  6. the act of filling something

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

fillings12

Anagrams of FILLING

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside FILLING

16 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

filing10 fling9fill7 gill5 ling5nill4fig7 fil6fin6 gin4 ill3 lin3nil3if5in2 li2

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Questions

Is FILLING a valid word in word games?

FILLING is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is FILLING worth?

FILLING is worth 11 points with Scrabble letter values and 15 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from FILLING?

16 other words, including IN, IF, ILL and FILL.